Queen Elizabeth’s Pancake Recipe

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

Queen Elizabeth sent this recipe to President Eisenhower in 1960 following the Eisenhowers' visit to Balmoral. They requested the recipe, which the Queen also called "drop scones." The letter and the recipe are in the National Archives.

Queen Elizabeth's Pancake Recipe

4 teacups flour

4 tablespoons caster sugar

2 teacups milk

2 whole eggs

2 teaspoons bicarbonate soda

3 teaspoons cream of tartar

2 tablespoons melted butter

"Beat eggs, sugar and half the milk together, add flour, and mix well together, adding the remainder of milk as required, also bicarbonate and cream of tartar, fold in the melted butter.

When there are fewer I generally put in half the flour and milk but use other ingredients as stated. I have also tried using golden syrup or treacle instead of only sugar, and that can be very good too.

The mixture requires a great deal of beating while making and shouldn't stand about too long before cooking."

** How many times have we visited someone and asked for a recipe they served? For me, so many times! When I saw this I just thought how wonderful it was! The Queen and the President (or probably Mrs. Eisenhower) were just like us - exchanging recipes!

One of the Queen's chefs said the Queen was very careful about what she ate. Prince Philip loved to eat and to talk about food!

** OK - so a few things:

If you make this please let us know.

What are caster sugar, treacle, and bicarbonate soda? Can you substitute?

I assume "teacups" is the same as "cups."

Snowpuppy · ‎03-09-2010

I admit to knowing only bicarb of soda. It's baking soda.

I had to search caster sugar, just extra fine sugar stored in a caster or sugar bowl. No doubt dissolves faster in Brittish tea.

Treacle is molasses. Golden syrup is likely maple syrup.

I don't think a teacup is a full 8oz so if you choose to measure this way I'd use the same measure.

While Mamie Eisenhower was known to be in her kitchen, somehow I just don't see the Queen in hers.

candys mine · ‎08-20-2012

A Teacup= 6 oz.

house_cat · ‎03-09-2010

@beach-mom

Thanks for posting that sweet story. It's hard for me to imagine the Queen having access to a kitchen to make pancakes. I've always assumed someone cooked all of their meals for them.

I'm pretty sure that caster sugar is very fine white sugar and treacle is molasses.

~ house cat ~

Bhvbum · ‎07-18-2010

@Snowpuppy wrote:
I admit to knowing only bicarb of soda. It's baking soda.

I had to search caster sugar, just extra fine sugar stored in a caster or sugar bowl. No doubt dissolves faster in Brittish tea.

Treacle is molasses. Golden syrup is likely maple syrup.

I don't think a teacup is a full 8oz so if you choose to measure this way I'd use the same measure.

While Mamie Eisenhower was known to be in her kitchen, somehow I just don't see the Queen in hers.

I've read in the past this is why the queen so loved Balmoral is because there is a cottage there that they would stay in that they would grill out. The Duke did the cooking.

deepwaterdotter · ‎03-09-2010

I make some of my grandmother's baked goods recipes that call for "treacle". She used an ingredient called "Lyle's Golden Syrup" that her in-laws sent from England. I buy it in my local grocery store. It looks and tastes to be similar to clear corn syrup.